It’s totally normal for prosecutors to file a criminal information when someone is going to plead. But this filing is very unusual. It’s a “speaking” information - 37 pages long with multiple exhibits. That’s not something you see often. pic.twitter.com/ngHcsW2Uv7

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) September 14, 2018

Significantly for Manafort, the new charging document Mueller’s office filed this morning - presumably in advance of a plea - suggests that a lot of his assets, including real estate and bank accounts, will be subject to forfeiture. pic.twitter.com/Iah9QPHmjQ

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) September 14, 2018

… including his house in the Hamptons (and three others, and four bank accounts, and a life insurance policy). pic.twitter.com/VUrD3koRjU

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) September 14, 2018

Manafort is now scheduled for an arraignment and plea agreement hearing this morning before Judge Jackson. Expect him to plead guilty to the two counts in the felony information that was filed today. pic.twitter.com/eMxfP8CTtu

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) September 14, 2018

Until now, the Manafort charges were missing stereotypical mob-associate talk. No longer. pic.twitter.com/N9HV4VbNJJ

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) September 14, 2018